Beckbury

Beckbury

St. Milburga's Church, Beckbury
Beckbury
 Beckbury shown within Shropshire
Population 327 
OS grid referenceSJ765016
Shire countyShropshire
RegionWest Midlands
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Police West Mercia
Fire Shropshire
Ambulance West Midlands
EU Parliament West Midlands
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Coordinates: 52°36′43″N 2°21′00″W / 52.612°N 2.350°W

Beckbury is a village and civil parish in Shropshire, England. Beckbury has a population of 327 according to the 2001 census.[1] The village is about eight miles south-east of Telford and is close to the Staffordshire border.[2] The small rural parish of Beckbury lies on the Shropshire–Staffordshire border 6 km (4 mi). south of Shifnal.[2] It has a pub - the Seven Stars, a Church of England school, and a parish church.

Beckbury makes up one of the six parishes of Beckbury, Ryton, Kemberton, Badger, Sutton Maddock and Stockton.

Beckbury was included in the Domesday Book.

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  1. from census 2001 statistics
  2. 2.0 2.1 From: 'Beckbury', A History of the County of Shropshire: Volume 10: Munslow Hundred (part), The Liberty and Borough of Wenlock (1998), pp. 240-247. URL: http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=22874 Date accessed: 19 April 2012.